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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 1.4361 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 60
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
75
Shear Strength, MPa 120
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 2.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58.7 to 65.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0